The life of Charles E.
As river transportation died out with the coming of the railroad, Conrad moved from Fort Benton to Kalispe.
Charles Conrad and his brother William soon developed the most extensive merchandising and supply transportation system in all the west.
At the time Conrad came to Fort Benton, the tiny settlement was in its infancy.
Conrad and the history of Fort Benton, Montana Territory, are so intertwined that the story of one cannot be told independently of the other.
The life of Charles E